Useful YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know

I’m sure you use Youtube a lot, to watch oh, I don’t know, funny home videos with babies or pets, strange and bizarre occurrences, the latest music videos, tutorials, game walkthroughs etc, recorded events and talks, etc.

Watching Youtube videos is second nature to most Internet users, which is why if you are an avid Youtube fan, you really should know about these Youtube shortcuts. This quicktip will share with you shortcuts that give you better control over the videos you watch on Youtube.

1. Skipping Parts of a video

Almost every video you see starts with some random or irrelevant scene or introduction, so it’s only natural to hurry the video along by clicking on the time slider bar. Here’s how to do it without mouseclicks or the touchpad.

You can skip part of a video by pressing the numbers on your keyboard: skip videos at 10%, with button number 1, or 9 for 90%. The numbers do not refer to the minutes in the video, so if you want to start halfway, press 5 for 50%.

3. Common YouTube shortcuts

And lastly, here are a few more YouTube shortcuts for better control over the Youtube player.

Shortcut

Actions

Space

Play / Pause

←

Go back 5 Seconds

→

Go forward 5 Seconds

↑

Increase Volume

↓

Decrease Volume

F

Fullscreen

Esc

Exit Fullscreen

Conclusion

So there you have it. Quick and easy and straight to the point. And one last thing, note that while these shortcuts work fine on videos on Youtube, they don’t do so well with videos embedded in external sites. If you know of any more youtube shortcuts, tell us in the comments!